Eucharist is at our essence
Praise be Jesus Christ, now and forever. Last week I mentioned the lighted candle in the church as a symbol conveying that the Eucharistic presence of Our Lord Jesus Christ is in the tabernacle of our church. The idea of the keeping of the Eucharist in the tabernacle did not immediately occur in the history of our Catholic Church. Some Reserved Sacrament (Eucharist) was kept for those who were not able to attend the Eucharistic celebration such as the ill and the elderly. In